Basal Cell Carcinoma - A Clinicopathological Analysis of 86 Cases -Mei-Eng Tu, Yang-Jyh Lin, Hsiu-Chin Chen, Hsin-Yi Su
Dermatol Sinica 12: 183-192, 1994
There were 86 patients had basal cell carcinoma (BCC) diagnosed at the Mackay Memorial Hospital from 1984 to 1991. Forty-six cases were male and forty cases were female. Their age ranged from 10 to 95 year-old, and 76.6% of patients were over 50 year-old. The face (63%), particularly nose (38.1%), was the most common anatomic site affected. Pigmented BCC was the predominent clinical type (49%). This type of BCC was also common in Japanese and North American blacks patients. In Caucasians, pigmen ..................More

Pilomatricoma Associated with Bulla-like Dermal Change - Report of Five Cases -Chien-Hsun Chen, Yue-Zon Kuang, Heng-Leong Chan
Dermatol Sinica 12: 201-208, 1994
Pilomatricoma is not an uncommon skin appendage tumor but it is unusual to see bulla-like formation in the overlying dermis. Clinically, this variant of pilomatricoma presents with a skin-colored to reddish protruding nodule with somewhat transparent bulla-like appearance, a hard nodule of pilomatricoma could be palpated underneath. Histopathology reveals fragmentation and marked attenuation of collagen fibers, decreasing number of elastic fibers, dilated lymphatic spaces, increased vascularity ..................More

Reticulate Pigmented Anomaly of The Flexures (Dowling - Degos Disease) - A Case Report -Yu-Ling Kuo, Hsiu-Chin Chen, Yung-Fa Chao, Chien-Chung Lai, Hsin-Yi Su
Dermatol Sinica 12: 209-216, 1994
Reticulate pigmented anomaly of the flexures is a rare genodermatosis that usually has its onset in adulthood. The clinical characteristics are reticulated brownish macules symmetrical distribution over the flexure areas of the body and usually combined with pitted scars around the angles of the mouth and dark-dot comedo-like papules occurring around the axillary folds, at the base of the neck, and below the angles of the mouth. Sun exposure and friction at pressure sites may be factors inducing ..................More

Kaposi's Sarcoma complicating Bullous Pemphigoid Treated with Immunosuppression - A Case ReportDing-Dar Lee, Han-Nan Liu, Chu-Kwan Wong
Dermatol Sinica 12: 217-228, 1994
We report a 67-year-old man who suffered from severely pruritic erythematous plaques and tense vesicles or bullae on trunk and limbs. Diabetes mellitus was also found after admission. Dermatopathological and immunofluorescent studies confirmed the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid. Because of poor response to the treatment, he was put on a variety of medications, including oral prednisolone, azathioprine, methotrexate, dapsone, tetracycline & niacinamide and cyclosporin. Cyclosporin seemed to be t ..................More

Acute Pancreatitis Presenting with Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis - A Case Report -Ching-Ming Wang, Kuen-Shing Chiou, Hsin-Su Yu, Gwo-Shing Chen, Jong-Rern Chen
Dermatol Sinica 12: 229-238, 1994
We report a case of fatal pancreatitis heralded by the presence of cutaneous panniculitis without abdominal pain or other stigmata of the disease. A 55-year-old male has suffered from high fever, polyarthritis and erythematous subcutaneous nodules on lower extremities, upper extremities and trunk for 10 days. The skin biopsy revealed subcutaneous fat necrosis,"Ghost"cells and polymorphous infiltrates. Serum amylase and lipase were elevated. This patient was dead after 21 days of admission with i ..................More

Bowen's Carcinoma due to Chronic Arsenicism - A Case Report -Shoh-Cheng Shih, Jin-Yuan Chen, Kan-Tang Fang
Dermatol Sinica 12: 249-256, 1994
A 64-year-old male living in Blackfoot disease endemic area suffered from diffuse dark brown and white spots on his trunk and extremities for 5 years as a result of drinking of underground water for 50 years. One year ago, dark-reddish brown patches with erosion on his trunk and an erythematous plaque with erosion and scaling on his left hip were found. Biopsy were performed and pathology showed Bowen's disease. The lesions subsided gradually after liquid nitrogen cryotherapy with satisfactory c ..................More